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Grand Prix History in Scale Models

2003, Alfa Romeo, Fabbri Alfa Sport, Metro, Touring Cars

2003 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Cup

The Alfa Romeo 147 (Type 937) is a small family car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo from 2000 to 2010. The 147 was voted European Car of the Year in 2001. To promote the 147 model, a one-car series, Alfa 147 Challenge for Alfa 147 Cup race cars was held in 2003 – 2005. The car used on the series was the Alfa 147 Cup producing 220 bhp (160 kW) from its straight-4 1970 cc Twin Spark engine. Dutch driver Tim Coronel, who raced for the Cable1 CEB Racing, won the 2003 European Alfa Challenge title wining the final race at Monza in which 37 Alfa 147 GTAs appeared. The runner-up was Italian Maurizio Campani. Tim Coronel also won Dutch Pearle Alfa 147 GTA Challenge that year. The winners of the following European  Alfa  147 Challenge seasons  were Italian Simone Iacone in 2004 and Irish  Eoin Murray in 2005.

SeasonSeriesEvent
2003European Alfa Challenge
Driver No.Entrant
1
Scale ManufacturerCollection
1:43MetroFabbri Alfa Romeo Sport Collection
Cat. No.QualityRarity
No. 42

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